All Dutch Electric Trains Run with Energy from Wind

The Netherlands, aka Windmill Country, is now operating 100 percent of its electric trains with wind energy.

As of Jan. 1, 600,000 daily train passengers have been traveling completely carbon neutral, according to an announcement from the Netherlands’ principal passenger railway operator, NS. No, there are no wind mills on the trains, but the electricity all comes from wind mills.

Their original goal was to transition the trains to 100 percent renewable energy by 2018, but that target was moved up